Chapter 302: Diary of Savage Terror (Part II)
Marin writes a book that continues to describe the horrors of America in the name of Columbus:
So, I conclude that if you want to colonize the West Indies, you would do well to go with a clean missionary. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Because, they were able to resist the temptation of those indigenous women and not get syphilis. ”
"However, I am afraid that those missionaries will not be able to beat the Caribs, so they will be killed by the Caribs and eaten as roast meat......
"And the mercenaries who can beat the Caribbeans, everyone knows their virtues - robbery, strong women, all kinds of evil. Send them to the Savage Continent, and they will definitely be infected with syphilis and brought back. ”
"The blessing of the Holy See, before Europe under the leadership of the Holy See, implemented a long period of abstinence throughout Europe to eradicate syphilis. However, ordinary people are not devout clergy, and it is difficult for them to control their lower body. Therefore, as long as you dare to send someone over, there is a good chance that you will be brought back home with syphilis. ”
"My monarch Marin, his soldiers, is well disciplined. However, in Grenada, syphilis was contracted, resulting in a large number of deaths. And the other armies in Europe, especially the mercenaries, did not mention combat effectiveness, and their discipline certainly could not catch up with the East Frisian army. If you send those poorly disciplined mercenaries, you will inevitably bring syphilis back and infect the whole of Europe......"
"Therefore, colonizing the Wild Continent is a very dangerous thing. The safest way is to send a group of castrated mercenaries, so that they are not easy to contract syphilis. However, what mercenary is willing to be castrated? If the king tried to castrate his soldiers, the soldiers would cut off the king's head in anger......"
"Let's talk about the new place that my monarch has made me explore - the ...... of Panama"
"In this place, syphilis is just one of the horrors. There are also even more terrifying ones. The mosquitoes here carry a vicious disease. As long as you are bitten by a mosquito, you have a high risk of malaria and a deadly disease called 'yellow fever'. ”
"According to the description of the locals, this vicious disease will have a high fever accompanied by chills, severe headache and body aches in the early stage, and then the patient will be fatigued, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other ......"
"Then, in the later stages, there will be horrific cases such as bleeding from internal organs, bleeding from the mouth and nose, and bleeding in the urine. By that time, he was basically incurable, and he could only wait for ...... death."
"Even among the Panamanian locals, yellow fever is a terrible disease with a high mortality rate. But strangely, the locals seem to have a high rate of resistance to the disease. Like syphilis, it was only a troublesome disease for the Indians, and the Europeans had it but died. One of the sailors on my ship was bitten by a local mosquito and a few days later died of yellow fever. ”
"I was terrified, so, in Panama, I slept at night covered in canvas. That way, mosquitoes won't be able to bite me. But it's really hot...... I swear, I'll never go to Panama again......"
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"Later, I went to two colonies of East Friesland in the northern part of the Wild Continent, the Twin Islands and Cape Breton Islands. On both islands, the climate is very good. However, the land area is too small. The twin islands, in particular, are larger than Texel Island. ”
"I was curious and asked Governor Tara why he didn't develop on the Savage Continent. But Governor Tara told me that it was too dangerous on land......"
"Yes, very dangerous on land. How dangerous is it? The Indians on land, the men were all good at hunting, they were all good at archery, and from an early age they went to hunt animals in the dense jungle. Therefore, the archery skills of adult Indian men were no worse than those of English longbowmen. ”
"It's just that, because of the lack of civilization, their bows and arrows have a far less range than the English longbow. On flat ground, the English longbowmen would have been able to outmaneuver these Indian archers. However, in the dense forest, this group of people is elusive. You can't catch them, but they can sneak up on you anytime and anywhere in the dark of the forest. ”
"Moreover, they are also good at making plant poisons. Smear poison on the arrow, and if a person is shot, he will die quickly......"
"Not only that, but they're also good at setting traps. For example, dig a pit and camouflage it on it, and if a person falls, he will be poked to death by the wooden stakes at the bottom. Also, there are traps in the trees. If you accidentally touch a rattan stick, maybe a big rock will fall from the tree and kill you......"
"The scariest thing is that they have a high level of poison. Those poisoned arrows and wooden stakes will be smeared with a powerful poison. As long as people are scratched on their skin and come into contact with poison, it is easy to cause death......" Marin transferred the characteristics of the poison on Huaxia Qiong Island to the diary that does not look like a novel......
"The governor of Tara, who coveted the vast continent, once led 500 troops to try to attack the land. As a result, before the Indians were encountered, more than thirty soldiers fell into the trap, and 20 of them were poisoned. ”
"After encountering the Indians, the Indians did not fight with the 500 troops of the governor of Tara, but hid in the jungle and fought with Tara's army, and from time to time came out to release a cold arrow, the arrow smeared with poison......"
"In a few days, Tara's army of 500 lost more than 150 men, and as a result, not even a single Indian was seen. I found an Indian village, only to find that it was long gone......"
In desperation, Governor Tara had no choice but to give up his plan to attack the mainland. You know, the village they attacked was only a small village of 500 people. As a result, it suffered such a big loss. If you encounter a large tribe of a few thousand people, it is estimated that all 500 people will be killed in battle......"
"Fortunately, East Friesland's colony in the northern part of the Savage Continent is an island far from the mainland. Otherwise, the Indians would have rushed up and killed all the Europeans in the colony. ”
"According to the report of the Governor of Tara, the Indians were all skilled in archery. If you give them war horses, it is estimated that all of them are strong Mongolian cavalry. It's a pity that there are no horses on the wild continent, otherwise no European army can stop the iron cavalry of those Indians. ”
"It is said that in the interior near the Twin Islands Colony there was an incomparably powerful confederation of Indians, the Iroquois Tribal Confederation. This insufficient alliance can dispatch tens of thousands of Indian warriors who are good at archery and use spears. To defeat such an alliance, tens of thousands of troops are not enough. Unless you can cut down all the trees in the forests of the Savage Continent first. Otherwise, when you enter the forest, an army of 100,000 will not be enough for the tens of thousands of Iroquois warriors to kill. ”
"Thus, the colonies of East Friesland on the wild continent are all islands - Grenada, the twin islands, Cape Breton, Cuba, Panama, ......"
"Because, if you want to capture the mainland, it is too difficult...... Especially the Indians in the northern wilderness continent are good at fighting guerrillas in the forest, and no matter how many people they go, they can't ...... them."
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"In short, the Indians are a group of natives who are fierce and powerful. If you want to conquer the Savage Continent, you need to be prepared not only for a long war, but also for a vicious disease. Of course, be prepared to be killed by the natives and made into barbecue......
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Finally, after a few days of hard work, Marin finished writing this half-truth, somewhat exaggerated "Diary of Savage Terror". However, Columbus has not yet finished writing it. When the Columbus part was written, and the two became one, Marin planned to publish it immediately and sell it all over Europe......
His aim, of course, was to show the Spaniards and the Portuguese the terrible side of the wild continent before the negotiations on the Treaty of Todesillas began. In this way, when the time comes, neither country is ready to take over the Americas.
In fact, not all of them are apocryphal, but many of them are real. Historically, the reason why the Spaniards were able to conquer Mexico and Peru, but did not touch North America for a long time, was not because they did not pay attention to it, but because the Indians in the North American jungle were indeed too fierce and good at sneak attacks, which gave the Spanish colonists a headache.
Mexico and Peru, on the other hand, are highlands with few forests and mostly empty plains, mostly arable land and grasslands. Such a topography is very conducive to the development of the Spanish army. After all, the scientific and technological level of the Indians was low, and in the face of the heavily armed Spanish army, they were naturally invincible.
Therefore, the Spaniards in the Americas could only occupy the highlands of the Andes and a few islands such as Cuba for a long time. As for the rainforests and North American forests, the Spaniards did not control them. Moreover, they do not have enough troops.
The British had the first colony in North America, Jamestown, which had been besieged by the Indians for a long time, because of the lack of food, and it reached the point of cannibalism. However, they gradually advanced by building forts, and finally established the colonies of the thirteen states of North America.
However, the means of the British were not enough. Replaced by Marin, he will never oppose all the Indians, but will choose the strategy of "pulling one faction and fighting another", provoke the Indians to fight, and then take the opportunity to gain a foothold on the North American continent. This method is the specialty of the British in the later period. Relying on this method, Britain has become a famous "-stirring stick" in Europe, and the European continent has also been disturbed. It is needless to say that such a method was applied to the Indians......
Of course, Marin compiled the Diary of Savage Terror and published it under the name of Columbus in order to frighten the Spaniards. Therefore, it is impossible for Marin to tell them that places like Mexico and Peru are not forests. He would only use the example of the powerful Indians in the North American jungle to scare the Spaniards. At the same time, syphilis, malaria and yellow fever in the tropics were also used to scare the Spaniards. Eventually, it was a catalyst for the Spaniards to abandon the Americas......